MAGNUM Singer Interviewed In Berlin (Video)

April 7, 2011

More-Classic-Rock.com conducted an interview with MAGNUM singer Bob Catley on March 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. You can now watch the chat below.

MAGNUM's latest album, "The Visitation", was released in January via Steamhammer/SPV. The five MAGNUM members — Tony Clarkin (guitar),Bob Catley (vocals),Mark Stanway (keyboards),Al Barrow (bass) and Harry James (drums) — have invested all their passion, skill and great experience to come up with an optimum result. "I feel we haven't brought out one really weak album, yet none of our previous recordings featured a better production than 'The Visitation'," Clarkin stated. "This release sounds more rock-oriented and at the same time more personal than anything we've recorded so far, and it definitely features the widest range of stylistic directions and atmospheres. What makes it so special is the fact that the music's arrangements match the atmosphere and the lyrics' statements. Every cog turns perfectly within the wheelwork."

MAGNUM prove repeatedly on "The Visitation" that their lyrics are anything but superficial or mediocre: "Mother Nature's Final Dance" has the musicians decry the destructive way we treat our environment. "Just look at what's going on in the world at the moment, toxic red mud polluting a whole village in Hungary, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — terrible. It's always a mix of greed and lack of responsibility which leads to these kinds of tragedies." The rock number "Freedom Day", a kind of paean of praise to self-determination, is equally profound. Clarkin: "We live in freedom in Europe, but looking at a lot of South-American or African countries, you see oppression, you see people living under the brutal reign of a dictator. That's why we say: let's fight for freedom."

The cover artwork, which was again created by graphic designer Rodney Matthews, reflects the lyrics of "Door To Nowhere", which has MAGNUM look back at their own childhood. It would hardly be possible for a track to be more typical of this band than this number with its dynamic guitar parts, gritty arrangements and charismatic vocals.

"The Visitation" track listing:

01. Black Skies
02. Doors To Nowhere
03. The Visitation
04. Wild Angels
05. Spin Like A Wheel
06. The Last Frontier
07. Freedom Day
08. Mother Nature's Final Dance
09. Midnight Kings
10. Tonight's The Night

Bonus DVD / limited-edition digipak:

* "The Visitation" Lyrics
* Live at the High Voltage festival in London ("Brand New Morning", "Les Morts Dansant", "All My Bridges", "When We Were Younger")
* "Eyes Like Fire" footage (this is one of the tracks that didn't make the album)
* "Behind The Artwork" " video with Al Barrow (with tracks "The Moonking" and "In My Mind's Eye")
* Rodney Matthews artwork
* Photo galleries
* Moonblog montage

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